Katie Lee Ellison

Katie Lee Ellison is a Seattle-based writer and the founder, curator, and host of the reading series Nonfiction for No Reason.

Recent Articles

We Keep Each Other Alive

Ally Ang’s Debut Poetry Collection, Let the Moon Wobble, Is a Testament to Queer Power

The Five Best Underread PNW Authors of 2025

Plus Five Bonus Books You Also Gotta Read

Love Is a Public Force

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s Newest Novel Traces Queer Survival From the AIDS Crisis to 2020 Seattle

Books Oct 16 12:20 PM

You Canโ€™t Get There From Here

Myriam Gurba Teaches Us How to Get Lost in Poppy State

Fall Arts 2025 Sep 15 12:26 PM

Lit Review Revue

It’s Raining Great, Local Books (and Book Events) This Fall!

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Fall Arts 2025 Sep 9 11:45 AM

The Sound of Silence

Jeannie Vanasco’s New Memoir Grapples With an Arduous Mother-Daughter Relationship

Books Aug 5 4:00 PM

Connection over Conclusions

Chloé Caldwell Refuses Tidy Endings in 'Trying'

Books Jul 9 3:26 PM

Authenticity Above All Else

Lawrence Burney Shines a Light on Us All Through His Debut Essay Collection, 'No Sense in Wishing'

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Books Jun 16 10:33 AM

Unseen in America

Daniel Tam-Claiborne Shows Us a New Way to Be Here in His Debut Novel, Transplants

Books Jun 11 12:52 PM

Melissa Febosโ€™s Books Reliably Bring Me to my Knees at Least Once

‘The Dry Season’ Recounts a Year of Celibacy, and the Lessons That Followed

Books Apr 1 5:21 PM

Vivian Blaxell Worries She'll Disappoint You

But 'Worthy of the Event' is Worthy of Your Attention

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Books Mar 4 2:00 PM

Put the Pieces Where You May

Lidia Yuknavitch Fills the Craters of Our Hearts

Books Feb 20 5:06 PM

Freda Epum Will Blow Your Mind

The Gloomy Girl Variety Show Unsells the American Dream

Books Dec 28 9:15 AM

Best Books Out of the PNW This Year

And the Food, Booze, Music, and Altars You Should Pair Them With

Books Nov 25 1:08 PM

Belonging Should Be Simple, but It Never Is

How Mike Fu’s Novel Masquerade Opens the Door to a Queer, International Identity Crisis

Books Oct 2 3:23 PM

Magical Thinking in Mexico City

Daniel Saldaña París talks about nonfiction, the intimacy of translation, and his book, "Planes Flying over a Monster"